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Why the Long Face: The Adventures of a Truly Independent Actor

10 reviews
Craig Chester

L A Weekly Books, 2003

A Must Read!!!
I absolutley loved this book. I thought the title was intriguing so I bought it. I was delighfully surprised. Mr. Chester is one of the best writers I have had the privelege to read in a long time. This book is hilarious, touching and insightful. I hope he writes another book soon. We need more writers like him. I have not laughed nor been moved so much by a book in a very long time. Kudos to ...

Spontaneous: A Novel

14 reviews
Diana Wagman

L.A. Weekly Books, 2000

Left Coast Gothic
In the summer of 1974 my mother rented a house on a quiet residential cul de sac in Anaheim. It was a step up from the last home we had leased, that one being in the sleepy little Bay Area suburb of Fremont. The Fremont home - oddly enough, it was on a corner lot just like the Anaheim house - was a dark cave filled with shadows that bounced off the high white walls day and night. You could crank ...

Counter Intelligence: Where to Eat in the Real Los Angeles

20 reviews
Jonathan Gold

L.A. Weekly Books, 2000

The Dish on the Deli
author of Cooking Jewish: 532 Great Recipes from the Rabinowitz Family from the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles October 4, 2002 Jonathan Gold knows his pastrami. He should. As restaurant critic to Gourmet magazine, he has sampled delis from coast to coast (by his count, 20 last week in New York alone). In his book "Counter Intelligence: Where to Eat in the Real Los Angeles" (St. ...

Make Your Own Damn Movie!: Secrets of a Renegade Director

213 reviews
Lloyd Kaufman

L.A. Weekly Books, 2003

Inspiring and informative!
Even if you have already been through all the stages of filmmaking yourself, this book is an inspiring battle cry for the TRUE indie filmmaker. It also made me laugh out loud several times. I happened to be on the NYC subway when this happened and it made some of my fellow passengers scared of me. What other book about filmmaking can do that?

The Other Side of Mulholland

1 review
Stephen Randall

L.A. Weekly Books, 2001

Hollywood Sit Com
The novel is not great literature, but it has its moments. It is written like a sit com. The starting characters are 26 year old Perry, writer for a game show who has aspirations to create a show and be a show runner; his girlfriend of the moment, Nancy, who has no particular talent but who is starting a production company by having business cards and stationary printed; Perry's gay twin ...

Resident Tourist: Los Angeles

9 reviews
Kelly Mayfield, Chuck Mindenhall, ...

L.A. Weekly Books, 2002

Resident Tourist
This is a truly funny book. After living in LA for 10 years, I found some new and interesting places to visit. I never would have found some of these in a standard travel book.

If Chins Could Kill : Confessions of a B Movie Actor

204 reviews
Bruce Campbell

L.A. Weekly Books, 2002

What a Book!
Campbell, Bruce. "If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor". LA Weekly, 2002. What a Book! Amos Lassen Bruce Campbell has written quite a book with "If Chins Could Kill". He writes as if we are having a conversation with him and he gives some very interesting and provocative information. Campbell begins with his childhood in Michigan and how the Raimi brothers transformed ...

Moist: A Novel

8 reviews
Mark Haskell Smith

L.A. Weekly Books, 2002

A dark, gritty, sexy, outrageously hilarious story
When I began reading Moist, I flipped to the back of the book, and in all capital letters it read: WHY YOU WILL LOVE MOIST... and now that I have I must agree with those who read & commented before me. I am the kind of reader who doesn't get trapped by trying to figure out where the writer is taking me, ie Agatha Christie--- I don't care to figure out who killed Colonel Mustard in the library ...

Steel Toes: A Novel

16 reviews
Eddie Little

L.A. Weekly Books, 2002

Better than the last, and that's saying plenty
No kidding, Eddie's first [Another Day in Paradise] is fantastic. Having said that, I think his latest is even better. The voice is more refined, where it's still all tough, but with more focus. And I found a lot more hope in this one. Rock on, Eddie!

The Other Side of Mulholland: A Novel

14 reviews

L.A. Weekly Books, 2002

the mirror has two faces...
and Los Angeles is reflected in the faces of Tim and Perry Newman, twin angelinos whose lives and careers take various turns in the novel. fast paced and often especially hilarious to native los angeles readers, The Other Side of Mulholland gives its reader a delicious peek into what it's like to live in the shadow of the great evil empire that is "upper" los angeles. Randall lovingly develops ...

Lost Hollywood

19 reviews
David Wallace

L.A. Weekly Books, 2001

Lost Hollywood
This book had some stories that I had never heard of. It was well written and informative.

Hollywoodland

9 reviews
David Wallace

L.A. Weekly Books, 2002

Hollywood History
"Hollywoodland" has alot of stories about the early history of Hollywood and the movie business. It goes into alot of the gossip and myths surrounding the start of film. I think it is a good book for anyone who wants a good overview of this. I don't think it was very well written. But if you are looking for an easy start to learning about Hollywood history, this would be a good book.

Ecstatic Trails: The 52 Best Day Hikes and Nature Walks In and Around Los Angeles
Rob Campbell

L.A. Weekly Books, 2002

Los Angeles is a hiker's perfect playground: from enchanted canyons to bountiful beaches, the range of terrain provides an almost endless variety of trails, vistas, and even weather conditions. Organized by level of difficulty, beginning with the most forgiving trails and building up to the toughest, Ecstatic Trails emphasizes the experience of the hike, guiding you to romantic hikes, trails that are right for children, thrill hikes, day ...

Muscle Beach: Where the best Bodies in the World started a fitness revolution

8 reviews
Marla Matzer Rose

L.A. Weekly Books, 2001

Fitness America: The Colorful History of Muscle Beach
This is one of the several books available about the history of Muscle Beach that paved the way for fitness, aerobics, weight lifting, and body building. The athletes who made it possible, especially the ladies of Muscle beach, are the real stars. Women of modern generation must be highly indebted to them for popularizing a sport that was considered freakish and outright unfeminine. These women ...

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